Mt An 1-2 (11-08) Livestock Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 21, 2008, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Benita Hodge at (515) 284-4340, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT. Lamb and Mutton Production at Record Low for October Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.53 billion pounds in October, down 2 percent from the 4.62 billion pounds produced in October 2007. Beef production, at 2.34 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.99 million head, down 4 percent from October 2007. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 1,303 pounds. Veal production totaled 13.6 million pounds, 22 percent above October a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 95,700 head, up 47 percent from October 2007. The average live weight was down 44 pounds from last year, at 244 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.16 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 10.8 million head, up 1 percent from October 2007. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 269 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.0 million pounds, was down 8 percent from October 2007. Sheep slaughter totaled 225,000 head, 9 percent below last year. The average live weight was 133 pounds, up 1 pound from October a year ago. January to October 2008 commercial red meat production was 42.2 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 2007. Accumulated beef production was up 2 percent from last year, veal was up 2 percent, pork was up 8 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. October 2007 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. October 2008 contained 23 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. Contents Page Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Type, U.S. ......................1 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S. .............................2 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S. ..........................3 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. .....................................4 Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. .....................................5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. .....................................6 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live Weight, by State and U.S. .........................7 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S. ..............8 Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Class, by Region and U.S. ....................................................9 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. .....................................................11 Reliability Statement......................................................18 Types of Plants............................................................19 Terms and Definitions......................................................20 Information Contacts.......................................................20 Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 08 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------------------------------- Type : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : Oct : Sep : : :08 as % : : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : of 07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,443.0 2,269.8 2,342.0 96 103 22,130.322,521.6 102 Veal : 11.1 12.8 13.6 122 106 116.8 118.6 102 Pork :2,145.1*1,975.6 2,160.8 101 109 17,924.919,410.2 108 Lamb & Mutton : 16.4 14.4 15.0 92 105 151.6 145.6 96 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,615.6*4,272.5 4,531.4 98 106 40,323.642,196.1 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Federally Inspected Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 08 % of : Jan - Oct 2/ : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------------------------------- Type : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : Oct : Sep : : :08 as % : : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : of 07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- Million Pounds --- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,407.3 2,239.2 2,305.4 96 103 21,835.722,215.8 102 Veal : 10.7 12.5 13.2 122 106 114.4 115.9 101 Pork :2,127.9*1,960.1 2,144.8 101 109 17,779.919,260.3 108 Lamb & Mutton : 15.5 13.6 14.2 92 104 144.7 138.9 96 : Total Red Meat 3/:4,561.4*4,225.4 4,477.6 98 106 39,874.841,730.9 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : :Oct 08 % of: Jan - Oct 2/ : : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------------------ Species : Unit : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : Oct : Sep : : : 08 % : : : : :2007 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 :of 07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent Prcnt : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 3,045.8 2,841.9 2,933.4 96 103 28,331.0 28,707.2 101 Other : Thou : 56.1 47.1 57.4 102 122 454.5 472.0 104 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 3,102.0 2,889.0 2,990.8 96 104 28,785.5 29,179.1 101 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 1,303 1,300 1,306 100 100 1,270 1,280 101 Other : Lbs : 1,131 1,149 1,138 101 99 1,141 1,145 100 Comm'l. : Lbs : 1,300 1,298 1,303 100 100 1,268 1,278 101 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 63.7 86.1 93.9 147 109 627.4 769.5 123 Other : Thou : 1.6 1.4 1.8 112 125 10.7 12.2 114 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 65.3 87.5 95.7 147 109 638.1 781.7 123 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 285 248 241 84 97 307 258 84 Other : Lbs : 400 427 424 106 99 396 408 103 Comm'l. : Lbs : 288 251 244 85 97 308 261 84 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou :10,555.2 *9,878.110,657.2 101 108 88,573.2 96,121.0 109 Other : Thou : 101.4 90.9 93.4 92 103 859.3 870.7 101 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou :10,656.6 *9,969.010,750.7 101 108 89,432.4 96,991.6 108 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 270 266 270 100 101 268 268 100 Other : Lbs : 238 236 238 100 101 233 238 102 Comm'l. : Lbs : 270 266 269 100 101 268 268 100 : : Sheep&Lambs No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 232.2 206.9 209.4 90 101 2,093.9 2,001.0 96 Other : Thou : 16.2 14.0 15.6 97 111 134.1 129.9 97 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 248.4 221.0 225.0 91 102 2,228.0 2,130.9 96 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 134 131 135 101 103 138 139 101 Other : Lbs : 109 103 104 95 101 104 105 101 Comm'l. : Lbs : 132 129 133 101 103 136 137 101 : : Goats No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 60.8 63.2 57.0 94 90 521.7 546.2 105 Other : Thou : 16.8 16.6 18.9 113 114 155.7 159.4 102 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 77.6 79.9 75.9 98 95 677.4 705.7 104 Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. : Lbs : 62 61 61 99 100 61 62 101 Other : Lbs : 47 76 70 148 92 56 64 114 Comm'l. : Lbs : 59 64 63 108 99 60 62 104 : : Bison No. : : Fed. Insp. : Thou : 3.7 4.4 4.1 110 93 42.2 46.3 110 Other : Thou : 1.5 1.1 1.4 91 123 13.9 13.0 93 Comm'l. 3/ : Thou : 5.2 5.5 5.5 105 99 56.2 59.3 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Oct 08 as % of 2/ State : Oct : Sep : Oct :----------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : Oct 2007 : Sep 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Million Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : AL : 2.3 1.8 1.9 79 101 AK : 0.1 0.1 0.1 84 112 AZ : 36.1 33.5 32.6 90 97 AR : 6.0 6.1 5.8 98 96 CA : 145.8 136.3 148.3 102 109 CO : 185.7 177.8 177.1 95 100 DE-MD : 3.5 3.3 3.2 92 97 FL : 8.2 8.6 9.3 113 108 GA : 14.2 14.3 14.8 104 103 HI : 0.9 0.9 1.0 109 107 ID : 18.3 20.3 22.9 125 113 IL : 278.3 261.2 279.3 100 107 IN : 153.4 142.1 160.2 104 113 IA : 651.8 596.0 651.0 100 109 KS : 555.3 452.8 462.2 83 102 KY : 55.3 51.9 56.7 102 109 LA : 0.6 0.6 0.7 111 109 MI : 42.3 44.0 44.3 105 101 MN : 230.9 223.4 239.4 104 107 MS : 1.5 1.4 1.6 104 115 MO : 144.4 147.3 152.2 105 103 MT : 1.7 1.6 1.4 86 86 NE : 680.3 *643.3 666.3 98 104 NV : 0.1 0.1 0.1 113 117 N ENG 3/ : 1.4 1.3 1.5 103 111 NJ : 4.1 4.3 4.0 98 93 NM : 0.3 0.5 0.6 192 126 NY : 3.4 3.2 3.7 110 115 NC : 229.8 210.0 232.0 101 110 ND : 2.7 2.4 2.9 109 124 OH : 27.3 25.0 28.2 103 113 OK : 94.8 93.0 103.8 109 112 OR : 5.5 5.2 5.4 99 106 PA : 119.5 113.8 123.6 103 109 SC : 23.2 21.2 22.5 97 106 SD : 106.1 85.0 99.3 94 117 TN : 22.5 22.7 24.7 110 109 TX : 452.5 433.2 454.1 100 105 UT : 49.4 46.3 44.6 90 96 VA : 50.3 40.2 43.2 86 107 WA : 78.2 73.2 75.1 96 102 WV : 1.0 0.7 1.2 115 168 WI : 126.3 122.2 128.6 102 105 WY : 0.3 0.5 0.3 104 57 : US : 4,615.6 *4,272.5 4,531.4 98 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, October 2007 and 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : 0.5 0.6 434 477 857 856 AK : 0.1 0.1 105 84 1,131 1,030 AZ : 45.2 46.9 63,752 60,258 1,416 1,290 AR : 1.0 0.9 1,088 840 1,049 990 CA : 138.2 137.2 175,538 175,260 1,292 1,294 CO : 211.0 201.1 282,824 270,869 1,342 1,348 DE-MD : 3.8 3.6 4,990 4,581 1,300 1,290 FL : GA : 25.9 24,133 935 HI : 1.0 1.0 1,065 1,176 1,019 1,169 ID : 24.0 31.1 29,226 38,433 1,236 1,251 IL : IN : 4.8 4.7 5,020 5,012 1,053 1,056 IA : KS : 662.9 547.8 861,628 717,901 1,300 1,311 KY : 1.8 1.9 1,621 1,738 898 932 LA : 0.6 0.7 468 528 774 716 MI : 52.1 52.6 67,296 70,176 1,303 1,344 MN : 69.2 79.7 94,409 110,164 1,372 1,389 MS : 0.1 0.1 73 79 814 829 MO : 8.7 9.3 10,358 11,034 1,193 1,187 MT : 2.1 1.8 2,396 2,044 1,164 1,156 NE : 635.0 614.9 860,841 841,064 1,357 1,369 NV : 0.1 0.2 149 181 1,036 1,130 N ENG 2/ : 1.6 1.6 1,612 1,634 1,039 1,034 NJ : 2.9 2.8 3,478 3,055 1,204 1,105 NM : 0.3 0.6 337 618 994 1,052 NY : 3.1 3.0 3,387 3,507 1,125 1,173 NC : 20.4 20.7 22,959 23,885 1,129 1,159 ND : 1.2 1.4 1,465 1,757 1,181 1,244 OH : 10.6 9.7 12,391 11,704 1,168 1,209 OK : 1.4 2.4 1,590 2,655 1,102 1,091 OR : 3.4 4.1 3,917 4,781 1,172 1,205 PA : 89.4 92.9 110,938 116,138 1,250 1,263 SC : 14.5 14.1 15,434 15,379 1,072 1,094 SD : TN : 2.7 3.0 2,271 2,423 858 836 TX : 575.6 587.1 719,700 729,301 1,254 1,246 UT : 60.3 54.6 78,935 71,032 1,311 1,305 VA : 1.5 1.2 1,489 1,255 1,015 1,065 WA : 95.8 93.2 126,780 122,302 1,329 1,316 WV : 1.7 1.8 1,652 1,830 988 1,013 WI : 155.6 156.9 203,480 207,019 1,319 1,333 WY : 0.3 0.3 379 410 1,174 1,181 : US 3/ : 3,102.0 2,990.8 4,017,875 3,884,287 1,300 1,303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, October 2007 and 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : AR : CA : 9.7 18.8 1,270 2,146 132 116 CO : DE-MD : 0.2 0.2 52 54 293 275 FL : GA : 0.1 0.1 28 48 384 452 HI : ID : IL : 3.1 6.4 1,270 1,415 416 224 IN : IA : 0.1 17 335 KS : KY : 0.1 28 532 LA : 0.4 0.6 209 282 486 510 MI : 2.3 1.3 942 581 420 436 MN : MS : MO : 0.1 22 381 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 0.1 0.3 41 72 281 274 NJ : 4.5 5.7 1,809 2,357 402 414 NM : 0.1 2.6 16 223 245 87 NY : 16.9 23.7 1,722 2,275 106 99 NC : 0.2 0.1 99 73 452 513 ND : OH : 0.1 5.4 35 2,426 350 454 OK : OR : PA : 14.6 15.5 5,951 5,105 407 330 SC : SD : TN : 0.1 0.1 38 47 422 534 TX : 1.6 2.3 761 884 492 383 UT : VA : 0.1 21 335 WA : WV : WI : WY : : US 3/ : 65.3 95.7 18,607 23,055 288 244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, October 2007 and 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head ---- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 8.7 6.7 3,798 2,911 438 438 AK : AZ : 0.3 0.1 52 34 206 248 AR : 18.1 18.0 8,189 8,175 453 456 CA : 239.7 253.0 58,132 61,324 243 243 CO : 1.0 1.0 248 265 260 258 DE-MD : 1.8 1.5 452 370 248 254 FL : 8.7 6.2 1,173 936 136 150 GA : 12.9 7.3 2,947 1,856 229 254 HI : 1.6 1.6 359 375 221 231 ID : 14.4 14.6 3,656 3,708 256 254 IL : 1,006.2 1,002.8 280,476 275,709 279 275 IN : 759.1 791.7 199,179 208,399 263 263 IA : 2,965.5 3,023.8 802,754 810,436 271 268 KS : 19.4 8,495 440 KY : 269.0 72,188 269 LA : 1.6 1.3 279 238 178 181 MI : 10.6 11.1 3,871 4,243 367 382 MN : 910.6 912.5 240,168 240,025 264 264 MS : 7.2 2,171 300 MO : 669.0 710.9 184,023 194,181 275 273 MT : 1.2 1.1 313 273 264 246 NE : 724.3 726.9 195,691 195,878 270 270 NV : N ENG 2/ : 1.9 2.1 422 494 227 239 NJ : 9.7 8.9 893 847 92 95 NM : 0.1 0.3 36 79 270 274 NY : 3.1 3.0 580 591 188 198 NC : 1,121.2 1,132.1 289,590 293,447 259 259 ND : 10.9 11.1 2,777 2,847 254 258 OH : 104.0 101.9 28,135 27,869 271 274 OK : 459.5 488.1 124,329 134,808 271 276 OR : 18.0 14.4 4,439 3,636 247 253 PA : 272.1 276.0 69,500 72,110 256 262 SC : SD : 506.4 459.8 129,362 118,283 256 257 TN : 66.8 73.6 31,305 34,441 469 469 TX : 42.0 39.2 10,595 10,343 252 264 UT : 6.4 5.6 1,148 1,106 179 199 VA : 248.8 210.7 65,615 56,086 264 266 WA : 2.4 2.3 497 518 205 223 WV : 1.0 0.9 265 227 258 246 WI : 51.1 51.4 22,146 22,377 440 442 WY : 0.2 0.2 55 47 265 257 : US 3/ : 10,656.6 10,750.7 2,870,727 2,893,860 270 269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, October 2007 and 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AK : AZ : 0.1 14 102 AR : 0.1 0.1 7 11 97 118 CA : CO : 93.5 87.5 13,629 13,054 146 149 DE-MD : 3.1 3.1 314 295 100 94 FL : 0.2 0.3 17 15 76 58 GA : 0.4 0.4 47 37 116 95 HI : ID : 0.5 0.6 55 69 122 118 IL : IN : 2.6 2.1 280 239 109 112 IA : 38.2 35.3 5,493 4,950 144 140 KS : 0.3 0.4 39 44 112 111 KY : 1.0 1.0 130 120 126 123 LA : 0.3 0.3 24 22 74 69 MI : 18.3 16.6 2,333 2,073 128 125 MN : 0.4 1.4 51 176 122 127 MS : MO : 0.6 0.6 61 70 105 115 MT : 0.5 0.5 52 53 111 106 NE : 0.1 13 139 NV : 0.1 6 121 N ENG 2/ : 3.4 2.9 313 265 92 92 NJ : 11.8 10.1 987 836 84 83 NM : 1.4 1.2 187 160 135 139 NY : 3.2 3.0 267 253 83 85 NC : 0.8 0.8 63 62 80 82 ND : 0.1 0.1 6 13 111 118 OH : 1.5 1.4 158 144 105 106 OK : 0.1 0.2 10 14 83 92 OR : 2.5 2.2 318 300 130 135 PA : 4.9 4.5 477 455 97 101 SC : SD : 1.3 0.2 173 29 133 120 TN : 1.3 1.2 102 102 76 82 TX : 3.9 4.4 428 419 109 95 UT : 3.2 3.0 422 405 133 135 VA : 1.6 1.5 160 147 102 100 WA : 0.9 0.9 120 112 135 131 WV : 0.6 92 143 WI : 1.8 1.5 224 190 126 128 WY : 0.1 0.1 15 12 170 143 : US 3/ : 248.4 225.0 32,760 29,885 132 133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ : : : :Jan - Oct 1/ Item : Oct : Sep : Oct :-------------: Oct : Sep : Oct :------------ : 2007 :2008 :2008 : 2007 : 2008 :2007 :2008 :2008 : 2007 :2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head ---------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers : 1,481 1,422 1,397 14,666 14,541 48.6 50.0 47.6 51.8 50.7 Heifers : 970 835 898 8,535 8,517 31.8 29.4 30.6 30.1 29.7 All Cows : 541 527 583 4,665 5,130 17.8 18.5 19.9 16.5 17.9 Dairy Cows : 245 224 236 2,075 2,154 8.0 7.9 8.1 7.3 7.5 Other Cows : 297 303 347 2,590 2,975 9.7 10.7 11.8 9.1 10.4 Bulls : 54 59 55 466 520 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.8 : Total 1/ : 3,046 2,842 2,933 28,331 28,707 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Calves & Vealers: 64 86 94 627 770 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrow & Gilts :10,203*9,54410,307 85,417 92,745 96.7 96.6 96.7 96.4 96.5 Sows : 311 298 310 2,755 2,983 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.1 Boars : 41 36 40 401 394 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 : Total 1/ :10,555*9,87810,657 88,573 96,121 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 11 11 10 95 102 4.7 5.5 4.8 4.5 5.1 Lambs & Yrlngs : 221 196 199 1,999 1,898 95.3 94.5 95.2 95.5 94.9 : Total 1/ : 232 207 209 2,094 2,001 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight : : ----------- Pounds ---------- : Cattle : 793 790 788 773 776 Steers 3/ : 858 859 860 826 835 Heifers 3/ : 792 786 795 759 768 All Cows 3/ : 607 598 597 619 611 Bulls 3/ : 865 890 866 898 891 : Calves & Vealers: 170 146 142 184 153 : Hogs : 202 199 201 201 201 Barrow Gilts4/ : 199 195 198 197 197 Sows 4/ : 306 306 308 308 308 Boars 4/ : 215 211 211 213 210 : Sheep : 67 66 68 69 70 Mature Sheep5/ : 67 66 66 67 67 Lamb & Yrlngs5/: 67 66 68 69 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by food inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 4/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 5/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, October 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.3 2 : 5.6 2.1 0.4 2.7 2.1 0.5 0.5 29.4 3 : 95.1 35.2 7.6 50.0 39.8 10.2 2.4 15.8 4 : 81.1 1.7 0.6 67.1 11.7 55.4 11.7 0.3 5 : 370.7 154.8 45.6 158.7 80.2 78.6 11.6 24.1 6 : 585.1 290.7 185.2 97.8 15.5 82.3 11.3 4.5 7 : 1,213.3 647.5 493.3 64.8 1.5 63.3 7.7 0.1 8 : 269.7 134.1 114.5 9 : 184.6 86.2 9.9 85.6 64.5 21.1 3.0 18.6 10 : 126.9 44.3 40.8 37.5 14.2 23.4 4.3 : US 2/ : 2,933.4 1,397.0 898.1 583.1 236.2 347.0 55.2 93.9 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- :Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 1.5 1.5 2.6 0.2 2.4 2 : 11.5 11.2 0.2 0.1 12.3 1.3 11.1 3 : 486.6 472.2 2.2 12.1 9.4 0.8 8.7 4 : 1,563.6 1,467.2 94.9 1.5 3.7 1.0 2.7 5 : 2,831.2 2,707.0 120.5 3.8 28.0 2.9 25.1 6 : 537.3 510.1 26.3 0.9 7 : 4,473.0 4,386.2 65.1 21.7 35.9 0.5 35.4 8 : 473.9 473.4 0.5 89.9 1.6 88.3 9 : 248.3 248.2 10 : 30.3 30.2 0.1 2.7 0.2 2.6 : US 2/ :10,657.2 10,307.3 309.8 40.1 209.4 10.1 199.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Regions with no data printed are still included in the US and Region total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - October 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle :Calves Standard:---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : : : : Cows : : Regions :Total 2/ : Steers :Heifers :--------------------------: Bulls : Total : : : : All : Dairy : Other : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 9.5 4.2 1.7 2.0 2 : 48.2 16.7 2.9 24.9 20.6 4.3 3.7 236.4 3 : 863.0 350.0 76.9 414.4 329.0 85.4 21.8 136.2 4 : 733.0 13.0 4.5 615.4 114.0 501.4 100.1 3.5 5 : 3,443.8 1,514.5 432.3 1,397.9 712.1 685.8 99.1 192.2 6 : 5,746.4 3,025.8 1,766.5 839.0 146.7 692.3 115.2 27.2 7 :12,122.9 6,797.6 4,616.9 625.9 15.3 610.5 82.5 0.6 8 : 2,828.4 1,477.1 1,158.7 9 : 1,763.3 886.0 119.1 728.1 618.4 109.7 30.1 160.9 10 : 1,148.7 456.0 337.1 311.7 137.6 174.1 43.8 : US 2/ :28,707.2 14,540.8 8,516.6 5,129.7 2,154.2 2,975.5 520.1 769.5 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total 2/ : Barrows : : :Total 2/ : Mature : Lambs & : : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : : Sheep :Yearlings :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 12.5 12.0 20.8 1.3 19.5 2 : 110.3 107.5 1.5 1.2 138.8 13.7 125.0 3 : 4,553.7 4,404.8 24.7 124.2 91.1 5.4 85.7 4 : 13,881.3 13,126.2 738.5 16.7 34.3 10.4 23.9 5 : 25,447.8 24,140.3 1,272.2 35.3 300.6 31.9 268.7 6 : 4,823.7 4,567.6 247.9 8.3 7 : 40,691.5 39,795.2 689.0 207.4 298.8 4.4 294.4 8 : 4,113.2 4,106.3 6.8 0.1 821.7 15.8 805.8 9 : 2,194.8 2,193.7 10 : 292.1 291.0 1.0 0.1 23.6 1.5 22.1 : US 2/ : 96,121.0 92,744.6 2,982.8 393.6 2,001.0 102.5 1,898.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Regions with no data printed are still included in the US and Region total, data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Totals may not add due to rounding. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jan - Oct Species : Oct : Sep : Oct :------------------------ : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cattle : 98.2 98.4 98.1 98.4 98.4 Calves : 97.6 98.4 98.1 98.3 98.4 Hogs : 99.0 99.1 99.1 99.0 99.1 Sheep : 93.5 93.6 93.1 94.0 93.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from electronic reports completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide daily counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants, in addition to total live and dressed weights. These counts are combined with data from State- administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. More than 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. There are nearly 800 livestock slaughter plants in the U.S. operating under Federal Inspection and over 2,000 Non-Federally Inspected (State-inspected or custom-exempt) slaughter plants. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge- Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 20). To prevent duplication in reporting between FI and NFI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored Revision Policy: Number of head slaughtered, live weights, and dressed weights are subject to revision the following month after the monthly release. Annual totals are published in the slaughter summary each March which includes any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports received from slaughter plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after the publication of the annual summary in March. Procedures and Reliability: The livestock slaughter data is obtained electronically on a daily basis and summarized approximately two weeks after the week of slaughter. An edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. Data are checked for unusual values for head kill, patterns of kill, average weights, and dressing percent, based on each plant's past operating profile. In addition, the edit provides a listing of missing reports for follow-up contact with FSIS. Average live and dressed weights and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous weeks as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the species reported. The FSIS District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS) are contacted by e- mail or telephone for missing or potentially erroneous slaughter data. This assures that plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. Any corrections FSIS makes to the slaughter data are included in the summary. Imputation may be necessary for incomplete reports. The imputation of live and dressed weights is based on the current week reported data of plants of similar size and location. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle and hogs is less than 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. If no data is received electronically or by other means, for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species, data are imputed. The imputation of head for any plant is based on the historical data for that particular plant. The imputation of head slaughtered is rare but when necessary, the imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics and are also available on the NASS website. NFI data are summarized monthly only. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. No data are published when an individual plant's data could be divulged. If not published, these data are still included in US and region totals. A review of the data is made annually to determine the publishable data. Types of Livestock Slaughter Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. (2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. (3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. (4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Terms and Definitions Used for Livestock Slaughter Estimates Average Live Wight: Excludes post-mortem condemnations Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter excluding condemnation and is comprised of beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. The FI red meat production is equal to the total carcass weight after slaughter. 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